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New Asylum Scam Exposed

New asylum scam exposed Border dodgers using information packs to get past immigrant checks By Tom Brady Security Editor Thursday January 03 2008 Many bogus asylum applicants are arriving here armed with an information pack on how to beat the … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

New UK Immigration Arrangements Spark Concern For Identity Safety

New UK immigration arrangements spark concern for identity safety Radio Jamaica.com Thursday, 03 January 2008 As the British Government continues to tighten the reins on immigration, there is growing concern among some Jamaicans about the safety of their identity and … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Illegal Immigrants Walk Three Miles Through Channel Tunnel In Attempt To Sneak Into UK

Illegal immigrants walk three miles through Channel Tunnel in attempt to sneak into UK ThisIsLondon.co.uk Last updated at 22:22pm on 03.01.08 Four illegal immigrants who breached tight security to sneak into the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel were only … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Border Agents Assaulted At "Unprecedented" Rate

Border agents assaulted at 'unprecedented' rate By Jerry Seper The Washington Times January 3, 2008 Increased efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border against illegal aliens and drug smugglers have spurred an “unprecedented” rise in violence against U.S. Border Patrol agents, … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Mexican Farmers Protest NAFTA

Mexican farmers protest NAFTA The last tariffs on U.S. produce end, raising fears of a glut of cheap corn and beans wiping out local agriculture. By Hctor Tobar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 3, 2008 MEXICO CITY — Farmers … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Getting Tougher On Illegals; ICE Program Trains Deputies

Getting tougher on illegals ICE program trains deputies By Andria Simmons The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 01/03/08 Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister is calling for the county sheriff's department to begin enforcing federal immigration laws. Bannister wants Sheriff Butch … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

U.S. Dollar Decline Impacts Immigrant Remittances

US Dollar Decline Impacts Immigrant Remittances By Nathan King Voice Of America New York 03 January 2008 The value of the U.S. dollar has dropped about 20 percent against a basket of major currencies in the last five years. This … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Sanctions Law Debuts Quietly; Long-Term Impact Uncertain

Sanctions law debuts quietly; long-term impact uncertain Ronald J. Hansen The Arizona Republic Jan. 3, 2008 12:00 AM Two days into the new year, prosecutors and law-enforcement officials around the state said the public has largely greeted the employer-sanctions law … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Spanish-Language Papers Sending Reporters On Campaign Trail

Spanish-Language Papers Sending Reporters On Campaign Trail By Mark Fitzgerald Editor & Publisher Published: January 03, 2008 3:40 PM ET CHICAGO At 6:30 local time Thursday, when Iowa voters start ambling across living rooms and school gyms to line up … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Lawmakers: Immigration Is One Of The Top Issues This Year

Lawmakers: Immigration is one of the top issues this year By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press Writer Jan 3, 6:05 PM EST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators said Thursday that immigration reform will be one of their top priorities in the … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Quinceanera Ritual Divides Catholics

Quinceanera Ritual Divides Catholics Posted at: 01/03/2008 12:04:58 PM By ERIC GORSKI (AP) DENVER – On the day she is to become a woman, Monica Reyes sits in front of the church for Mass. Her white dress _ sewn in … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Brazilians Leave Florida For Home

Brazilians leave Florida for home Brazilians are returning to their homeland in record numbers after years of waiting and hoping to get their U.S. status legalized. BY JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ El Nuevo Herald Posted on Thu, Jan. 03, 2008 Thousands … Continue reading

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Public Forums On Illegal Immigration In The Works In Virginia Beach

Public forums on illegal immigration in the works in Virginia Beach By Susan White The Virginian-Pilot January 3, 2008 VIRGINIA BEACH A series of community forums on immigration issues will likely be held this spring in Virginia Beach. Fay Silverman, … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Australia To Review Citizenship Test: Report

Australia to review citizenship test: report AFP January 2, 2008 SYDNEY (AFP) Australia will review its controversial citizenship test on national history and values after more than one in five migrants failed to pass it, a report said Wednesday. The … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Battle To Halt Deportation Of Girl, 3, Puts Spotlight On UK Asylum Policy

Battle to halt deportation of girl, 3, puts spotlight on UK asylum policy By Robert Verkaik Law Editor Published: 02 January 2008 A mother's legal battle to stop the Government deporting her sick, three-year-old daughter threatens to shame Britain over … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

It’s Official: England Is The Most Crowded Country In Europe

It's official: England is the most crowded country in Europe By STEVE DOUGHTY The Daily Mail Last updated at 11:07am on 2nd January 2008 England is poised to become the most crowded nation in Europe, according to official figures. The … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Britons "Put Off Work By Benefits"

Britons 'put off work by benefits' Metro.co.uk Wednesday, January 2, 2008 High rates of welfare benefits are making the British job market more attractive to foreign workers, an immigration watchdog has said. Migrationwatch said there was little incentive for many … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Many Fresh Direct Workers, Facing Immigrant Status Test, Quit Jobs

Many Fresh Direct Workers, Facing Immigrant Status Test, Quit Jobs BY JOHN TOSCANO The Queens' Gazette New York January 2, 2008 City Comptroller William C. Thompson and Congressmember Nydia Velazquez have called on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Eager To Vote, But Stuck In Citizenship Process

Eager to vote but stuck in citizenship process Application surge and long waits mean some Americans-to-be may miss the fall election. By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 2, 2008 Julia Moreno has been following the presidential campaign … Continue reading

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For Republicans, Contest’s Hallmark Is Immigration

For Republicans, Contest's Hallmark Is Immigration A steady decrease in the general population coupled by an increase in Hispanic residents has made immigration a top issue for Iowans in Clay County. By Jonathan Weisman Wednesday, January 2, 2008; Page A01 … Continue reading

Posted in American, News